Wednesday, August 12, 2009

This past weekend, the extended DeShields clan bore witness to the Amazin' Replace-Mets battling against the cellar-dwelling Padres. It mostly felt like baseball's answer to a WWE "dark match" - the opening act featuring lower palookas which they don't bother televising. In fact, an hour of SportsCenter wasn't enough time to include even 20 seconds of this game.

Amidst the ELEVEN Mets singles, I discovered something magical in the clean San Diego air. I feel like I'm betraying all you SoSG-maniacs with this. But it has to be said. The Padres have something that we North-of-Orange County types only dream about.

It's not the mascot. In fact, I found The Padre a little icky:

Especially when he brought a group of children on the field to dance to Michael Jackson's "Jam." Even fifty years from now, I'd still say it's "too soon."

Yes, the $5 deal at PETCO is fantastic. It's not like they make it a cheap version of everything with everything extra small. The hot dog is a decent size and the drink is also. A great deal. I'm a Dodger fan living in San Diego paradise.

$5 at Anaheim Stadium got me a large soda in a souvenir cup.$5 at Dodger Stadium gets me a Dodger Dog.$5 at ATT Park, aka The Big Phone, got me a Giant Dog (just a name, no reference to size) with $.25 change.

I was going to buy my cousin just a soda in a souvenir cup, and they told me it was cheaper to get her a medium soda, peanuts, hot dog, popcorn, and cookie. Best part - she's KOSHER! Drink=hers. Extra grub=mine. Win win win win win.